Today's News

The city council unanimously approved a $142,794 five-year capital lease for a new street sweeper.
The council voted 5-0 at its meeting Oct. 14 to authorize the mayor and city clerk to enter into a lease/purchase agreement on a five-year note at 2.69 percent yearly interest for the new stainless steel sweeper.
City council member Larry Giles was absent during Monday night’s meeting.

Tamara Barriger Smith, a Lawrenceburg native, joined The Anderson News on Oct. 10 as an advertising sales representative for the award-winning weekly newspaper.
Smith, who received a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations from the University of Kentucky, cites her years of experience in print design, ad campaigns and media planning in the Lawrenceburg area as strengths she’ll bring to The Anderson News.

This wasn’t the first time Pastor Tony Andrade surprised his wife with wedding vows.
Tony, the senior minister at the Family Worship Center, celebrated his 20th year of ministry at the church on Sept. 29, but also wanted to commemorate another anniversary.
Much to the surprise of his wife, Carla, and the rest of the congregation, the Pastor Appreciation Sunday service including a vow renewal ceremony.
Carla wore blue. Tony brought a bouquet of roses, and said he read something he’d written for his wife. There were tears, Tony said.

The Lexington man charged with gunning down Steven Briscoe last month is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday in Anderson District Court.
Gary Luttrell, 39, of Lexington is charged with one count of murder for allegedly shooting Briscoe, 54, in the chest with a .410 shotgun Sept. 14 in Briscoe’s driveway on Fairview Road in western Anderson County.
Luttrell fled but was arrested several days later in Ohio. He was extradited Oct. 4 and is now held on $500,000 cash bail in the Shelby County Detention Center.

A Pulaski County man, who along with his wife is charged with human trafficking for allegedly trying to force their teenage daughters to perform sexual acts with men in exchange for cash and gifts, is scheduled to appear in court here Thursday after being arrested on an outstanding bench warrant.
Anthony Hart, 49, allegedly took off with $320 and a work van in 2011 while working as a subcontractor for ARPRO Refrigeration.

The Anderson County High School boys' soccer team saw its season come to an end Tuesday night when the homestanding Bearcats dropped a 3-0 decision to Shelby County in the 30th District Tournament semifinals.

Anderson fell behind 2-0 at the half and could never generate a sustained attack. The Bearcats ended the season with a 6-11-1 record.

A full story will appear here online on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 16 and will also appear in the Oct. 23 edition of The Anderson News.

By now, you have had the time to a) seethe, b) show righteous indignation, c) wonder what the world is coming to, or d) laugh at the headlines emerging from the news regarding the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and handshakes.

Or your reaction could have been like one of my old college professors who loved to give multiple choice questions in an any, all, or none format.

Just like it has been the last two seasons, Anderson County and Franklin County sit atop the Class 5A, District 6 standings with Friday's showdown being for the regular season district championship and the district's top seed in the state playoffs, which start next month.

It was supposed to be Mission: Impossible for Anderson County football.

No, we aren't talking about just beating West Jessamine. The Bearcats took care of that nicely with a 24-6 win that drew a collective “ho-hum” when the score posted across the state. It was a margin in line with what the major computer rankings predicted.

But stopping West Jessamine's Devin Taylor? Let's just say Peter Graves or Tom Cruise might not have accepted such a task.